CS456/556 - Internet Services - Week 11 Assignment

1. What search facilities did a traditional library contain?
2. The Internet is sometimes called a _______ _________ because it contains information in digital form.
3. Although some information on the Internet is stored in archives (e.g., data files), other information is obtained ________________
4. Some companies have started selling digital novels on CD. To read such a novel, one needs a computer. What are the advantages and disadvantages of digital novels?
5. Suppose you wanted to add an encyclopedia to a digital library. How would you choose to organize an index (e.g., would you choose a hierarchical menu)? Why?
6. A digital library can transmit both video recordings and live performances of concerts and plays. Which would you watch more often?
7. _______ refers to all commercial transactions conducted over the Internet.
8. _______ refers to all business activities conducted over the Internet.
9. In most e-commerce websites, a customer can place their electronic purchases in a ______ ________ while they are shopping online.
10. In addition to keeping messages confidential, public key encryption can also be used for ______________
11. The mechanism for authentication is known as a _____ _______ because it allows a receiver to know who sent a given electronic document.
12. The most widely used mechanism to protect private networks from outside attack is known as an Internet _____.
13. Discuss the difference between a hacker and a cracker.

Bulletin Board Discussion
[post your answers to the bulletin board for CS456/556 - Internet Services by 4:00 p.m. MDT/MST Monday, November 5]
Answer these questions in your own words.

1. What information would you examine if your home had access to a global digital library? How much would you pay for access?
2. If information is available through an on-line digital library, individuals would no longer need to keep copies of books or other documents in their homes. What are the problems that can arise if an entire society relies on a single source of information? Which do you consider most difficult to solve?
3. Would you prefer to use a search engine to find information in a digital library or a human librarian to find information in a conventional library? Why?
4. Have you puchased anything over the Internet? If so, what were your experiences. If not, would you consider buying over the Internet? Why or why not?
5. One of the problems with e-commerce is the concern of using a credit card #. Discuss alternatives including digital cash.
6. Describe the changes you have made to your website and discuss why you made these changes. (Post this discussion to the bulletin board)
7. Help your classmates by making suggestions that they could use to improve their website.

Homework
(Due before class on November 5, 2001) TThe following assignment is intended to reinforce Web / HTML Page design and HTML. [Post the pages to a webserver.]

1. Continue the development of the website for the school you are mentoring. It should include enhanced multiple pages as determined by the school. It should include tables, lists, and whatever else is necessary.

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